Most Popular Baby Boy and Baby Girl Names in 1985




BABY NAMES IN AMERICA: List of the 20 Most Popular Names for Baby Boys and Baby Girls in the United States in 1985.

. All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

Top 1000 most popular boy names: 1-250   |    251-500   |    501-750   |    751-1000
Top 1000 most popular girl names: 1-250   |    251-500   |   501-750   |    751-1000

Most popular names for babies in the U.S. in 1985

RankBoysGirls
1MichaelJessica
2ChristopherAshley
3MatthewJennifer
4JoshuaAmanda
5DanielSarah
6DavidStephanie
7JamesNicole
8RobertHeather
9JohnElizabeth
10JosephMegan
11AndrewMelissa
12RyanChristina
13BrandonRachel
14JasonLaura
15JustinLauren
16WilliamAmber
17JonathanBrittany
18BrianDanielle
19NicholasKimberly
20AnthonyAmy




Table key

Data derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2010).
  • Count Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (s) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • #/100K Occurrences / 100,000 people: The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the United States.
  • % White % Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • % Black % Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • % API % Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • % AIAN % Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • % 2 or More Races % Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • % Hispanic % Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)
  • Rank in 2010
  • Count in 2010 Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States according to the 2000 census.
  • % Change % Change between 2000 and 2010
  • Rank change Change in rank between 2000 and 2010


Surnames by race:  Asian   |  Black   |  Hispanic   |  Native American   |  Two or More Races   |  White

Surnames Alphabetical:  A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

Most Common Male Names:  1-300  |   301-600  |   601-900  |   901+  |   Alphabetical list

Most Common Female Names:  1-1000 1001-2000  |   2001-3000  |   3001+  |   Alphabetical list

Popular Baby Names in the U.S. (Historic)
Boys: 1-250  |  251-500  |  501-750  |  751-1000        Girls: 1-250  |  251-500  |  501-750  |  751-1000

Ancestry in the United States:  Ancestry by city  |   Mexican  |   German  |   Irish  |   English  |   African American  |   More


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